Goran Lovre Explained

Goran Lovre
Fullname:Goran Lovre
Birth Date:23 March 1982
Birth Place:Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height:1.90 m
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1991–1998
Youthclubs1:Partizan
Youthyears2:1998–2001
Youthclubs2:Anderlecht
Years1:2001–2006
Clubs1:Anderlecht
Caps1:46
Goals1:5
Years2:2006–2010
Clubs2:Groningen
Caps2:128
Goals2:23
Years3:2010–2012
Clubs3:Barnsley
Caps3:21
Goals3:2
Years4:2012–2013
Clubs4:Partizan
Caps4:4
Goals4:0
Years5:2013
Clubs5:Esteghlal
Caps5:2
Goals5:0
Years6:2014
Clubs6:SSV Ulm
Caps6:14
Goals6:1
Totalcaps:215
Totalgoals:31
Nationalyears1:1999–2001
Nationalteam1:FR Yugoslavia U-18[1]
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2002–2004
Nationalteam2:FRY / S&M U-21
Nationalcaps2:7
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalyears3:2004
Nationalteam3:Serbia and Montenegro U-23
Nationalcaps3:2
Nationalgoals3:0

Goran Lovre (Serbian Cyrillic: Горан Ловре; born 23 March 1982) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

After playing five seasons for Anderlecht, Lovre signed a two-year deal with Groningen in the 2006 summer transfer window, with a possibility of a two-year extension. He spent four years in the Netherlands, making near 130 Eredivisie appearances and scoring 23 goals.

On 28 May 2010, Lovre signed a two-year deal with the English Championship side Barnsley.[2] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win over Ipswich Town, where he was influential in the middle of the park, getting an assist.[3] On 7 December 2011, his contract with Barnsley was terminated by mutual consent after featuring very little under new manager Keith Hill.[4]

In June 2012, Serbian press reported that he might sign a contract with Partizan, the club where he started playing football.[5] On 9 June 2012, Lovre signed a two-year contract with the Serbian SuperLiga champions.[6]

In July 2013 some rumors in Iran had it that he was about to sign a contract with Esteghlal, having lost its pivotal midfielder Mojtaba Jabbari a few days back, the management of the Iranian club was under tremendous pressure to hire a competent replacement. Lovre also was in trial with Esteghlal in January 2013 but he was not confirmed by the club head coach Amir Ghalenoei. Finally, he joined to the team on 21 July 2013 with signing a one-year contract.

In February 2014, he joined the German fourth division club SSV Ulm 1846.

International career

Lovre won a silver medal with the Serbia and Montenegro U-21 team at the UEFA European Championship in 2004. In the same year, he was also a part of the Serbia and Montenegro U-23 team that participated at the Summer Olympics, when they exited in the group stage.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOther[7] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Anderlecht2001–02Belgian First Division1000000010
2002–03Belgian First Division152202000192
2003–04Belgian First Division101103100142
2004–05Belgian First Division182104010242
2005–06Belgian First Division2000100030
Total4654010110616
Groningen2006–07Eredivisie308201031369
2007–08Eredivisie3391021113711
2008–09Eredivisie324300041395
2009–10Eredivisie332310010373
Total1282391319314928
Barnsley2010–11Championship21210100000232
2011–12Championship000000000000
Total21210100000232
Partizan2012–13Serbian SuperLiga4020200080
Esteghlal2013–14Iran Pro League2000100030
SSV Ulm2013–14Regionalliga Südwest1410000141
Career total215311611016210325837

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Notes and References

  1. Only official UEFA matches included
  2. News: Barnsley sign Groningen's Lovre . bbc.co.uk . 28 May 2010 . 12 June 2012.
  3. News: Ipswich 1 – 3 Barnsley . bbc.co.uk . 13 November 2010 . 12 June 2012.
  4. News: Serbian midfielder Goran Lovre leaves Barnsley . bbc.co.uk . 7 December 2011 . 12 June 2012.
  5. News: Lovre u Partizanu . Serbian . mondo.rs . 5 June 2012 . 12 June 2012.
  6. News: Vratio se Lovre . https://archive.today/20130416124251/http://www.partizan.co.rs/34904-vratio-se-lovre/ . dead . 16 April 2013 . Serbian . partizan.rs . 9 June 2012 . 12 June 2012 .
  7. Includes other competitive competitions, including the Belgian Supercup, Eredivisie playoffs